{"playerId":1177,"percentChange":-0.1,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Baker (elbow) resumed playing catch Wednesday, the Chicago Daily Herald reports.","spin":"After he was shut down in spring training, Baker has begun starting up his program again after resting his elbow for the season's first month. It will likely be a long process for Baker to regain all the progress in his recovery he had made in the spring, making it likely he won't return until midseason.","date":"Wed May 1"},"fullName":"Scott Baker","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Baker, who succumbed to Tommy John surgery last April 17, was signed this winter by the Cubs, who hope he might be ready to claim one of their rotation spots during the season's first half. A command specialist who averaged at least three strikeouts per walk in each of his past six healthy seasons, the right-hander has a skill set that, health willing, could result in better ERA (4.15 career) and WHIP (1.26) numbers than he had previously shown. However, Baker does face challenges, most obviously the recovery from major surgery, but also the fact that he's a fly-baller at greater risk in Wrigley Field than Target Field. Even if he returns to full health before Memorial Day, he'll be prone to the occasional stinker, so consider him a more attractive stash in NL-only than deep mixed formats.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Thu Feb 21"}}